Clear Haze Exchange

In this episode of Clear Haze Exchange, Marcus Hazelwood sits down with Greg Kwak, Vice President of Business & Product Development at Diversified Biotech, a Massachusetts-based company leading the charge toward sustainable lab consumables.
Greg shares how PlanetSafe, their plant-based alternative to traditional lab plastics, is reshaping research and healthcare through science-driven sustainability. The two discuss how innovation, transparency, and equity all play a role in making labs more sustainable — without sacrificing performance.

What you’ll learn:
  • How Diversified Biotech turned sugarcane into a plant-based replacement for single-use plastics
  • Why “scope 3 emissions” matter for research and healthcare facilities
  • How sustainable manufacturing reduces carbon impact by up to 90 percent
  • Why true sustainability also means equity for the people producing the materials
  • What circularity and “sustainably scalable” design mean for the future of science

What is Clear Haze Exchange?

Have you ever wondered about climate action and decarbonization initiatives? Curious about building optimization or energy-efficient practices?

Whether you are a homeowner, engineer, architect, work in the energy or building maintenance fields, HVAC technician, a facilities or maintenance employee, commercial or residential home builder, electrician, or home project DIY-er who loves home projects, the Clear Haze Exchange podcast was created for you.

Clear Haze Exchange is an interview-led podcast created to simplify the often tricky concepts of sustainability and energy efficiency, clearing the haze, so to speak, making these ideas relatable, feasible, and easy to grasp for everyone. Host Marcus Hazelwood, an energy engineer with 15+ years of sustainability and energy efficiency consultancy experience, will explore practical solutions and share success stories, making sustainable practices more understandable.

Subscribe to Clear Haze Exchange to enjoy engaging and thought-provoking conversations with leading experts about innovative solutions, success stories, and practical advice. If you have questions or want to be a guest, contact hello@clear-haze.exchange.